Course Reps are volunteers who represent the voices of all students on their stage of Course.
They're your key person to raise your thoughts about your Programme, and then feed this back to University staff, who by making any necessary changes or responding accordingly. Most importantly, Course Reps close the feedback loop to make their peers aware of the impact that their feedback has had and what changes may be made or explaining why changes cannot be made.
If needed, the Course Reps can escalate feedback to the School Rep if the feedback affects multiple courses across the School or is of a more complex nature.
To find out who your Course Rep(s) are, visit Search for a Rep (upsu.com).
*Q What do Course Reps do?
*A Course Reps volunteer their time to collect feedback from other students in their cohort in relation to their academic experience. They gather a range of feedback on academic topics such as assessments, timetabling, learning resources, and much more, and then present this to Programme Staff at Programme Committee Meetings and/or Student-Staff Liaison Committees (SSLC's).
*A Following the meetings, Course Reps keep their cohorts informed about how their feedback has been progressed or acted upon, both if feedback can be acted upon, or why something cannot be acted on.Course Reps purely focus on gathering feedback related to the experience of students in relation to their course. If you have some non-academic concerns related to personal circumstances, you can contact our friendly Advice Team at advice@su.plymouth.ac.uk, or visit the University's Student Hub in the Library.
*Q Why become a Course Rep?
*A To strengthen student representation - amplify students' voices and improve the university experience for yourself and your peers.
*L Get to know other people - you can make friends with other Course Reps in your School or Faculty!
*L Transferable Skills - gain attractive transferable skills such as teamwork, collecting data, public speaking and negotiation.
*Q How do I become a Course Rep?
*A Dependent on your Programme Leader, Course Reps are either elected or self-nominated in September- so your first person to contact is them! Then, Programme Staff will share information with the Students' Union. .
*A If you're not a Course Rep but you'd like to be, speak to your Programme Leader!
*Q I don't want to be a Course Rep but I'd like to be involved with Representation.
*A Super! Have you thought about joining our student-led Networks? Networks are an exciting way for students to build communities and create change through collective action. They can lead campaigns, hold forums and organise social events. They are shaped by those they support. We feel they best represent the wide range of students we have at the University of Plymouth! Replacing our previous structure of individual part-time officers, each Network represents a specific group of students, with a more collaborative, community approach. To find out more, or to join a Network, visit our Networks Page: https://www.upsu.com/representation/networks/.
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*A We currently have the following Networks:
*L Apprenticeships
*L BAME
*L Care Leavers & Estranged Students
*L Environment & Sustainability
*L First Gen
*L International Students
*L LGBTQ+
*L Mature Students
*L Men's
*L Postgraduate
*L Students with Disabilities
*L Women's